What is the postal code of Brittnau?

Brittnau has 3 postal codes: 4803, 4805, 6264.

What is the tax rate in Brittnau?

The municipal tax multiplier of Brittnau is 114% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.

How much tax do you pay in Brittnau?

A single person without children pays about 13'272 CHF income tax in Brittnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Brittnau have?

Brittnau has 4'350 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Brittnau?

Brittnau has 590 foreign residents, a share of 13.56% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton AG

Brittnau

4803–6264

AG CANTON4803 4805 6264

Residents

4'350

Area

13.7 km²

Population density

318 pop./km²

Elevation

538 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

114%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

2'184 50.2%

Men

2'166 49.8%

Children & youth (0–19)

897 20.6%

Swiss citizens

3'760 86.4%

Foreign residents

590 13.6%

Population density

318 pop./km²

0–19 · 897 · 20.6%20–64 · 2'586 · 59.4%65+ · 867 · 19.9%

Foreign residents 13.6%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Brittnau

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

58.3% YesNo 41.7%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

60.1% YesNo 39.9%

14.06.2026Aargauische Volksinitiative "Bildungsqualität sichern – JETZT!" vom 28. August 2024Cantonal AG● Rejected · 42.6% Yes

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

14.06.2026Verkehrsinfrastruktur-Entwicklung Raum Suhr (VERAS); Verpflichtungskredit vom 16. Dezember 2025Cantonal AG● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

52.0% YesNo 48.0%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

45.7% YesNo 54.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

22.4% YesNo 77.6%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

42.2% YesNo 57.8%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

37.2% YesNo 62.9%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

71.7% YesNo 28.3%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

43.9% YesNo 56.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP43.9% · strongest party

SVP43.9%

SP14.9%

FDP9.4%

Mitte8.5%

EVP6.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier114%

Cantonal tax multiplier103%

114%AG range 48%127%

Tax rank 136 of 196 in canton Aargau

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'272 CHF(13.3%)

Rank 132 of 196 in the canton · 603 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 12'952 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Oberwil-Lieli 9'753 CHF · most expensive Ammerswil 13'965 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'272 CHF(~13.3%)

BrittnauCanton range AargauSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Brittnau	Aargau	Switzerland median
40'000	5.3%	3.8–5.6%	5.4%
50'000	7.3%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%
60'000	8.8%	6.4–9.3%	10.5%
70'000	10.2%	7.4–10.7%	11.9%
80'000	11.3%	8.2–11.9%	13.1%
90'000	12.2%	8.9–12.8%	14.1%
100'000	13.3%	9.8–14%	15.3%
110'000	14.2%	10.5–14.9%	16.3%
120'000	15%	11.2–15.8%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	11.7–16.5%	18.1%
140'000	16.5%	12.4–17.3%	19%
150'000	17.2%	13–18%	19.7%
175'000	18.8%	14.4–19.7%	21.6%
200'000	20.2%	15.5–21.1%	23.2%
225'000	21.5%	16.6–22.4%	24.6%
250'000	22.6%	17.6–23.6%	25.8%
275'000	23.5%	18.4–24.5%	26.8%
300'000	24.3%	19.1–25.3%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'135 mm

9.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

607 m

Mean elevation

493 m

Relief

175 m

Mean slope

6.7°

Flat share

47.7%

South-facing

12.7%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 175 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

37.9 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

49.7 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

8'400

38 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

27.89 Rp./kWh

Energy

11.4 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

12.23 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.06 Rp./kWh

27.89 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 27.73 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator AEW Energie AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.88 %

Avg. rooms

4.2

Dwellings

2'042

Built before 194631.5%

Built since 200124.8%

0.88 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 71 min · Car 49 min

AgglomerationPT 35 min · Car 18 min

Remoteness 57/196 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitebrittnau.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities4'350 #58 AG · #518 CH Families & children20.6% #90 AG · #954 CH Age structure19.9% #93 AG · #1264 CH Women share50.2% #47 AG · #815 CH Foreign residents13.6% #168 AG · #1405 CH Population density318/km² #118 AG · #745 CH Tax burden13'272 #132 AG · #603 CH Taxes114% #136 AG Warmest municipalities9.2 °C #186 AG · #1255 CH Sunniest municipalities40.7% #32 AG · #1538 CH Rainiest municipalities1'135 mm #22 AG · #901 CH Voter turnout51.7% #139 AG · #1506 CH Against Switzerland22% #36 AG · #419 CH Aligned with Switzerland78% #132 AG · #1041 CH SVP strongholds43.9% #81 AG · #459 CH SP strongholds14.9% #63 AG · #949 CH Centre strongholds8.5% #148 AG · #1370 CH FDP strongholds9.4% #158 AG · #1461 CH GLP strongholds4.7% #172 AG · #1269 CH Green strongholds6.7% #61 AG · #1168 CH Largest by area13.7 km² #15 AG · #711 CH Highest municipalities538 m #26 AG · #1048 CH Remotest municipalities71 min #57 AG · #1010 CH Best-connected municipalities71 min #143 AG · #1121 CH Highest peaks607 m #102 AG · #1511 CH Highest-lying municipalities493 m #79 AG · #1465 CH Greatest vertical range175 m #136 AG · #1465 CH Steepest municipalities6.7° #113 AG · #1290 CH Solar potential38 GWh #40 AG · #508 CH Cheapest electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #144 AG · #1054 CH Most expensive electricity27.89 Rp./kWh #91 AG · #1092 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Brittnau4805 Pfaffnau6264 Vordemwald4803

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Brittnau?: Brittnau has 3 postal codes: 4803, 4805, 6264.
What is the tax rate in Brittnau?: The municipal tax multiplier of Brittnau is 114% (2026); canton AG levies 103%.
How much tax do you pay in Brittnau?: A single person without children pays about 13'272 CHF income tax in Brittnau on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 132 of 196 in canton AG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Brittnau have?: Brittnau has 4'350 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Brittnau?: Brittnau has 590 foreign residents, a share of 13.56% (2025).

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